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CMO Update 22

A communication to all doctors from the Chief Medical Officer (May 1999)

  • Last modified date:
    9 February 2007
  • Gateway reference:
    1999
  • Series number:
    CMO Update 22

CMO's Update is a newsletter sent by the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health to all doctors in England. It will incorporate some topics that might otherwise have required an individual letter, progress reports on earlier letters, and other information from the Department of Health that should be of interest to practising doctors.

Contents:

  • Clinical governance
  •  Ill-health related to exposure to pesticides and veterinary medicines
  • Clinical guidelines for osteoporosis
  • Solar eclipse - 11 August 1999
  • New variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • Study of intestinal infectious disease in England
  • Guidelines for referring patients with breast problems
  • NICE
  • Guidelines on drug misuse and dependence
  • Once a day
  • Caring about carers
  • Gulf veterans' illnesses: information pack
  • Mental Health Act 1983: revised Memorandum and Code of Practice
  • Pacemakers and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Systems

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